Mwambashi Surname
Approximately 1,780 people bear this surname
Mwambashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,675 | 1:31,607 | 3,733 |
| Zambia | 101 | 1:156,930 | 11,128 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwambashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwambashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwambashi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Mwambashi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwambashi? popularity and diffusion
Mwambashi is the 227,813th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,094,127 people. Mwambashi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambashi live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,675 people, or 1 in 31,607. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 35 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 26 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 12 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Mwambashi exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 6 percent live and Namibia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwambatshi | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mwambasi | 94 | 518 | / |
| Mwambausi | 89 | 253 | / |
| Mwambeshi | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mwambashe | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mwambasha | 89 | 4 | / |
| Muambashi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mwambasa | 82 | 135 | / |
| Mwambaci | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mbambasi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwambesi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mvambasi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwembeshi | 78 | 105 | / |
| Mwaambazi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwambazzi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwambassa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwaimbasa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mbambosi | 71 | 202 | / |
| Mwambosa | 71 | 149 | / |
| Mbambazi | 71 | 84 | / |
| Mwembesi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mbambase | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mwambose | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanbazi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwambosyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwamboze | 59 | 2 | / |
| Mbambose | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mbomboshi | 56 | 28 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwambashi
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